The striker of Crystal Palace, Ismaila Sarr, met twice when the Eagles put a harmful blow on Aston Villa’s chances in the Premier League.
Sarr drove in to poach the opener and settled in a sublime second after the break to seal the victory for the hosts.
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Morgan Rogers, who was again presented in front of the observed England boss Thomas Tuchel, briefly brought the Villa Level with a good solo goal.
But Jean-Philipe Mateta hammered in a goal of eight league from 2025 to prepare the palace before Sarr’s crucial touch.
And it was time for Eddie Nketiah to get from the bank and type a fourth.
Problems for the villa
The villa flies in Europe in Europe and is against the Brugge Club in the last 16 of the Champions League.
It is tight in the Premier League for a top 5 finish that is likely to be enough to return there, but this defeat has left Unai Emery’s team down on the 10th place.
Emery played back in the league all season for the first time and left both Stellar January Marcus Rashford and Marco Asensio on the bench.
Adam Wharton was involved in all three goals against Aston Villa tonight ⭐
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Rogers was unlucky to tear down a goal in the first half for a very narrow sidelines, but scored excellently after Emi Martinez had directed a header in Sarr’s path for the opener.
The Argentine international then did not appear in the second half and added the violations of the villa.
Mateta’s powerful strike gave Palace in the lead before Sarr scored the goal of the night with a clever finish.
Nketiah could not miss it when Tyrick Mitchell brought the ball and Palace celebrated three points, which increased them to the 12th place.
